Talk About Tennis 2.0

Pretty hard on the chickens! As a vegetarian and such, I don't eat Korean food either...can't trust it not to have some such ingredient!

Ok, try again.Alexandrova is now the best player left ..Noskova next best

Looking forward to Svitolina -Noskova...i expect Noskova to be a major champion one of these days..she will have to consistently beat people like Svitolina..can she?

ashkor87 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 22, 2024 4:53 am Ok, try again.Alexandrova is now the best player left ..Noskova next best

Uhm... Navarro? A hard courts player, been playing well, still young and maturing.

Yes, could be.

a word on Alexandrova - she is no good on clay, that is where we would have sen her lose early.. she is much better on grass and faster courts.. she had some injury issue in the recent grass season - assuming she is recovered, she will do well again. I dont expect her to actually win the USO, but I expect her to do well. I have always rated here slightly higher than Pegula/Badosa/Sakkari on faster courts.

Friday August 23 Order of Play

Center Court
Starts at 5:00 PM

Semifinal
SVK T. MIHALIKOVA/GBR O. NICHOLLS vs CHN H. GUO/ROU M. NICULESCU
Followed By
Semifinal
NZL L. SUN vs TBD
Followed By
Semifinal
TBD vs TBD
Followed By
Semifinal
TBD vs TBD

ashkor87 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 22, 2024 6:58 am Looking forward to Svitolina -Noskova...i expect Noskova to be a major champion one of these days..she will have to consistently beat people like Svitolina..can she?

she did, good for her! I like Svitolina, but Noskova is the future of tennis..

PART of the future. The future of the WTA will be shared between several, or even many, women.

Saturday Order of Play

Center Court
Starts at 7:30 PM

Final
TBD vs CHN H. GUO/ROU M. NICULESCU
Followed by
Final
NZL L. SUN vs TBD

The Navarro-Noskova first set was one of the highest quality sets I've seen all year.

Navarro played two beautiful points to stay alive in the tiebreak but it was not enough to overcome Noskova's outstanding ball striking and variety.

ponchi101 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 22, 2024 3:06 pm

ashkor87 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 22, 2024 4:53 am Ok, try again.Alexandrova is now the best player left ..Noskova next best

Uhm... Navarro? A hard courts player, been playing well, still young and maturing.

Well, Noskova beat Navarro in 2, I am surprised at the other semi though...Sun beat Alexandrova ..not really familiar with Sun.

ponchi101 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 23, 2024 3:04 pm PART of the future. The future of the WTA will be shared between several, or even many, women.

true, and Swiatek, Saba, Coco, Rybakina have at least 10 years to go still..
of the next crop, though, I would say Noskova and Andreeva are the best...

ashkor87 wrote: ↑Sat Aug 24, 2024 4:51 am

ponchi101 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 22, 2024 3:06 pm

ashkor87 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 22, 2024 4:53 am Ok, try again.Alexandrova is now the best player left ..Noskova next best

Uhm... Navarro? A hard courts player, been playing well, still young and maturing.

Well, Noskova beat Navarro in 2, I am surprised at the other semi though...Sun beat Alexandrova ..not really familiar with Sun.

Didn't she just make a really good run at W? I know she did have a run somewhere big.
But she is not a novice. Maybe, the Paolini effect has become more democratic.

Yes, it is a new trend..folks who havent done much till the middle of their career suddenly start firing ..wonder what it tells us ..